TIOLI 45 – Assemble




Tech It Or Leave It show

Summary: You try doing a tech news show in the middle of May. I dare you. Beginning: Phones/ Tablets/ eReaders: Motorola files patent application for anti-smear display tech http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/motorola-patent-application-for-anti-smear-display-tech/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/motorola-patent-application-for-anti-smear-display-tech/) Europe votes to cap data roaming prices, will make it cheaper to tweet from Ibiza http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/europe-votes-to-cap-data-roaming-prices/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/europe-votes-to-cap-data-roaming-prices/) Nokia confirms intent to bring unlocked Pureview 808 handset to US http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/11/nokia-confirms-pureview-808-coming-to-us (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/11/nokia-confirms-pureview-808-coming-to-us)/ Kicking Nokia When It's Down, Class-Action Suit Filed | Epicenter | Wired.com http://m.wired.com/epicenter/2012/05/kicking-nokia-when-its-down-class-action-suit-filed/ (http://m.wired.com/epicenter/2012/05/kicking-nokia-when-its-down-class-action-suit-filed/) Nokia loses UK appeal against IPCom's pointless patent posturing http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/nokia-loses-ipcom-uk-appeal/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/nokia-loses-ipcom-uk-appeal/) ComiXology Announces 65M Downloads, Inks Exclusive Multi-year Deal With Marvel To Distribute Digital Comics http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/08/comixology-announces-65m-downloads-inks-exclusive-multi-year-deal-with-marvel-to-distribute-digital-comics/ (http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/08/comixology-announces-65m-downloads-inks-exclusive-multi-year-deal-with-marvel-to-distribute-digital-comics/) Apple's iPad WiFi + 4G renamed 'iPad WiFi + Cellular' across many of its stores http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/12/apple-new-ipad-wifi-4g-now-ipad-cellular (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/12/apple-new-ipad-wifi-4g-now-ipad-cellular)/ Internet: Netherlands becomes first EU nation to enshrine Net Neutrality in law http://boingboing.net/2012/05/09/netherlands-becomes-first-eu-n.html (http://boingboing.net/2012/05/09/netherlands-becomes-first-eu-n.html) Kiwi ISP offers "global mode" for circumventing regional blocks http://boingboing.net/2012/05/09/kiwi-isp-offers-global-mode.html (http://boingboing.net/2012/05/09/kiwi-isp-offers-global-mode.html) UK faces £1bn broadband shortfall http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17954346 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17954346) Stupid Thing RIM and Nintendo Have Done This Week: RIM continues the executive shuffle with new COO and CMO http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/rim-continues-the-executive-shuffle-with-new-coo-and-cmo (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/rim-continues-the-executive-shuffle-with-new-coo-and-cmo)/ RIM patents trapezoidal BlackBerry keyboards for slanty-thumbed texters http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/09/rim-angled-keyboard-patent/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/09/rim-angled-keyboard-patent/) RIM Launches The Most Boring Anti-Apple Campaign I’ve Ever Witnessed http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/07/rim-launches-the-most-boring-anti-apple-campaign-ive-ever-witnessed/ (http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/07/rim-launches-the-most-boring-anti-apple-campaign-ive-ever-witnessed/) ----------------------------------------------------------- Nintendo DSi drops to $100, DSi XL drops to $130 on May 20th http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/nintendo-dsi-dsixl-price-drop-may-20/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/nintendo-dsi-dsixl-price-drop-may-20/) DSi drops to $100, DSi XL drops to $130 May 20 http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/10/dsi-drops-to-100-dsi-xl-drops-to-130-may-20 (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/10/dsi-drops-to-100-dsi-xl-drops-to-130-may-20)/ Nintendo prepares to kill off Aqua Blue 3DS, dump it in a watery grave http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/11/nintendo-3ds-aqua-blue-ceases-production/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/11/nintendo-3ds-aqua-blue-ceases-production/)